Child Care Warmline
A Consultant Can Help:
- Clarify a problem
- Provide information, included printed materials, if available
- Help generate ideas and solutions
- Offer guidance on developmentally appropriate practices
- Provide referrals to meet individual needs and requests
- Direct providers to relevant resources to assist with a concern
- Provide follow-up when needed
Consultants answer the Warmline Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m. or click here. Messages left after hours will be answered as
soon as a consultant is available. Questions can also be emailed.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Q: How can child care providers support healthy brain development?
A: Place children in small groups. Ratios are not only important for children's safety, but also their development.
Q: How can child care providers support healthy brain development?
A: Assign children to one primary caregiver. Stable, consistent relationships are critical for healthy brain development.
Q: How can child care providers support healthy brain development?
A: Avoid high staff turnover. Being a supportive program director and providing adequate training opportunities can help reduce staff turnover, which also reduces children's anxiety about frequent caregiver changes.
Q: How can child care providers support healthy brain development?
A: Encourage parent participation in child care activities. Communication and consistency between home and child care are very important when helping a child adjust and develop.
A: Place children in small groups. Ratios are not only important for children's safety, but also their development.
Q: How can child care providers support healthy brain development?
A: Assign children to one primary caregiver. Stable, consistent relationships are critical for healthy brain development.
Q: How can child care providers support healthy brain development?
A: Avoid high staff turnover. Being a supportive program director and providing adequate training opportunities can help reduce staff turnover, which also reduces children's anxiety about frequent caregiver changes.
Q: How can child care providers support healthy brain development?
A: Encourage parent participation in child care activities. Communication and consistency between home and child care are very important when helping a child adjust and develop.
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